Banyankole people
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The Banyankole people are a Bantu ethnic group of southwestern Uganda, traditionally known as cattle-keeping pastoralists and cultivators with a hierarchical social structure and rich cultural heritage.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyankole | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| cattleBreedAssociation | Ankole long-horned cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | incorporated into British Uganda Protectorate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
oral traditions
ⓘ
proverbs and storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
bridewealth payment in cattle
ⓘ
clan-based organization ⓘ extended family system ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguageName | Runyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymSingular | Munyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodStaple |
bananas (matooke)
ⓘ
milk and dairy products ⓘ millet ⓘ |
| formerPolityStatus | Ankole as one of the traditional kingdoms of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| initiationRites | puberty rituals ⓘ |
| language | Runyankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| livestock | Ankole cattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSystem | arranged marriages (historically) ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Baganda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bakiga NERFINISHED ⓘ Banyarwanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Batoro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCountry | Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Banyankore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Bahima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bairu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | mixed farming ⓘ |
| traditionalLeaderTitle | Omugabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
dance
ⓘ
drumming ⓘ folk songs ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle keeping ⓘ cultivation ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalPoliticalUnit | Kingdom of Ankole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyankole